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Picture Perfect: 18 All-Australian First Floor Exteriors
Our coffee-break escape offers you five minutes' worth of images to inspire and delight. Jump right in...
If you’re renovating a home to add more rooms and you can’t increase the footprint, it’s likely you’ll decide to go up. But beyond deciding which rooms you’d like on your first floor, you’ll also want to think about what it will look like from the outside. Here is a selection of 18 homes – some first-floor additions, some new builds – for you to peruse for inspiration. Save the images to an ideabook and show them to your architect when the time comes to decide how you want your exterior to appear…
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
2. Twin peaks. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Julie Firkin Architects
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Designer: Julie Firkin Architects
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3. Shutterbug. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Alexandra Kidd Design
Designer: Alexandra Kidd Design
4. Rise above. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Atlas Architects
Designer: Atlas Architects
5. Overhang. Sydney, NSW
7. Jewellery for the home. Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Element Property Group
Designer: Element Property Group
8. Simple and true. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Melbourne Design Studio
Designer: Melbourne Design Studio
9. Soft appeal. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Nagy Design
Designer: Nagy Design
10. Stand tall. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
Designer: Tom Robertson Architects
11. Offset squares. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Anderson Architecture
Designer: Anderson Architecture
12. Volumes and shapes. Sydney, NSW
Designer: Real Constructions
Designer: Real Constructions
13. Long and sleek. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Taylor Knights
Designer: Taylor Knights
14. Pile it on. Sydney, NSW
Designer: TKD Architects
Designer: TKD Architects
16. Bronze age. Sydney, NSW
17. Wood and charcoal. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Langford Jones Homes
Designer: Langford Jones Homes
18. Steep slopes. Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: David Edelman Architects
Your turn
Which of these exteriors do you love? Tell us your favourites in the Comments below, like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
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Your turn
Which of these exteriors do you love? Tell us your favourites in the Comments below, like this story, save the images, and join the conversation.
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